WMNF Guide Cards
The White Mountain National Forest (WMNF) and the AMC have an arrangement where the Forest Service “allows” the AMC to use their lands in exchange for information on usage. Under this program, AMC leaders are issued WMNF Guide Cards and are asked to file trip report forms with the National Forest. A maximum of 10 people are allowed on each card! If you take more than 10 people you will need additional leaders and at least one other card. You will also technically need to “split” the group.
These cards are distributed to leaders in the spring. To obtain a guide card, send an email to ymguidecards at amcboston.org or, on short notice, email the leader listserv (ymleaders at yahoogroups.com) to borrow a card from a fellow leader.
You (not the AMC) will be fined $500 by the Forest Service if you lead an AMC trip in the WMNF without a guide card (providing someone asks).